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Clay reigns as the oldest and most natural medium for sculpture. From the dawn of human history, people of every culture have taken clay and molded it into objects. You can coil monumental forms, build with slabs, make totems, or even use computers to generate sculptures. For thousands of years, clay’s versatility and universal accessibility have made it the most popular medium for creating three dimensional work.

Some of the work in this new Ceramic Arts Daily download is monumental, some intricate, some site specific, but all of it influenced by clay. With each artist providing some aspect of the sculptural process from conceptualization to forming and finishing to the final installation, you’ll find the range of ideas and techniques informative and inspiring.

Whether you’re investigating large or small scale forms, discovering new designs or techniques for your own ceramic art, or just want some new sculpture ideas to add to your repertoire, Contemporary Clay Sculpture provides an excellent resource. There is something for beginners as well those with a more advanced understanding of the technique, so download your free copy of Contemporary Clay Sculpture: A Collection of Four of Our Favorite Articles when you sign up for Ceramic Arts Daily today!

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Contemporary Clay Sculpture: A Collection of Four of Our Favorite Articles on Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture includes the following articles:

	Figurative Ceramics by Mark Chatterley from the Ceramics Monthly Working Sculptor’s series Mark Chatterley discusses his approach to making large-scale sculpture and surviving as an artist over time.
	Reflections on Accumulation: Slip Cast and Assembled Ceramic Sculpture by Wendy Walgate Canadian artist, Wendy Walgate comments on a culture of acquisition with brightly colored, slip-cast, and assembled sculptures
	Doug Herren’s Large-Scale Clay Vessels from the Ceramics Monthly Working Sculptor’s series Doug Herren shares with us his experiences in making a living with art and provides his best advice for those wishing to do the same.
	Barbro Åberg: Lightweight Ceramic Sculpture by Ulla Munck Jørgensen Barbro Åberg’s abstract paper clay sculptures hint at ancient language, astronomy, and biology.

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